Thoughts and questions regarding just about everything while taking a daily stroll with my dog.

Sunday, March 08, 2015

Maybe We Should Eliminate Polls

I got to thinking a lot about polls yesterday and found myself wondering if we should add to the ranks of the unemployed and get rid of political polls and pollsters when it comes to choosing our candidates. We could rid ourselves of consultants and strategists too. Those pesky folks who come up with the never-to-be-varied talking points.

I see a couple of advantages. Without polls to tell candidates what they must say in order to garner votes, they would have to campaign on what they believe. No help from the peanut gallery.

It would help voters too. They would actually have to listen to those candidates to find out what they really stand for. No help from the peanut gallery.

Think of it. No more staffs of hundreds plucking and preening appearance nor message. The candidate looks like they look and speaks what they believe. That would eliminate a lot of opportunists who don't believe anything.

It would force voters to figure out for themselves what's important rather than being informed by the polls. They'd hear what the candidates think is important without benefit of polls and could decide for themselves if said candidate is on their wave length rather than blindly hoping.

How ingenious! Everyone thinking without being beholden to any one or any idea other than their own and themselves. Could we cope? I doubt it, but I'd sure like to see it tried!